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No one wants to hear your mumbling!
Natsu!
Natsu-san!
***!
How dare you do that to Natsu-san?!
Exactly as planned
Natsu! Are you okay?!
Son of a ***!
Wait a second!
Oh dear
He's so cute!
Is that what you meant?!
Hey Natsu.
You're getting kind of heavy
It's not like I'm riding you for fun!
Hey Max
How about opening your shop again?
I bet you could actually sell a lot of slant-eyed munchkin goods.
I ain't "goods"!
At that size you can't blame anyone for seeing you like that.
Everyone shut up! I can't concentrate!
I found out a lot.
What?
My father followed the contents of this book.
What do you mean?
"Key of the Starry Heavens" is about a little girl
who's told she'll become happy if she can gather
six special keys so she goes off to look for them.
Juvia wants to become happy too!
But in the end the people around her become unhappy.
What kind of ending is that?
If you keep butting in we won't be able to understand the story at all!
Aye.
Sorry.
So then?
It says "The First Key goes on a journey.
"
How can a key go on a journey?!
Idiot.
It's just a metaphor.
What the hell is that?!
How can you be so dense?!
Where did Legion attack first?
Then
That's right.
The clock hand was brought here.
In other words it "went on a journey".
That's when all of the attacks started.
Traveling Companions!
The little girl goes on a journey to find the remaining five keys.
And she finds them in various places
In the end she arrives at a church and finds the sixth key there.
A church?
Don't tell me
No.
It isn't Kardia Cathedral in this town.
It's much farther away.
How do you know?
I loved this story when I was a child
so I researched it quite a bit.
And I found out the places in "Key of the Starry Heavens" were modeled on real locations.
I think my father scattered the five remaining pieces of the clock
hiding one in each place.
You didn't know about any of this?
No not really
Shortly before he passed away he didn't speak much.
Anyway if we go to the places "Key of the Starry Heavens" was based on
I'm positive we'll be able to obtain the remaining parts.
I don't know why Legion is after those clock parts.
But I can't let them succeed after seeing the prophecy about "chaos descending"!
I'm going to look for the parts!
By yourself?!
Yeah.
The Master told me to leave it alone
but I can't stop thinking about it.
I know how you feel
And besides Natsu is no good to us if he stays like this.
Happy! You've been bustin' my balls ever since you got bigger than me!
You're wrong.
I didn't get any bigger.
You got tiny Natsu.
What are we gonna do?
Legion has probably already figured out the same thing.
And if I'm right this becomes a race against time.
When the remaining parts are all gathered
it isn't certain what will happen.
However
"Chaos upon the world" must be avoided.
Let's split up into groups.
Hey Lily
This is a totally different direction
I don't know what he's thinking
Yeah.
Though he is dependable
Are you okay?
No I'm not okay!
This body on this slope
It's too much for me
Hey Lily.
Shouldn't we just head directly to our destination?
Droy is gonna die at this rate.
Droy has nothing to do with my plan.
We need one more powerful person.
That's just mean
Who is this "powerful person"?
A man with a peculiar way of laughing.
"Geehee" is what it sounds like.
Why am I partnered up with her?
The sun's beautiful rays are like a refreshing smile
I'm sure when Gray-sama and I raise a family it'll be like this
I'm so happy here
Me too
Juvia
What do you want?!
I came.
Anyway I came.
I was worried about the two of you being on your own.
What's there to worry about?!
Various things
Well don't follow me!
I'm worried about this and that.
And I said worried about what?!
Why?!
Why does it have to be a boat of all things?!
So you get motion sickness even when you're tiny huh?
Are you alright?
No I'm not alright
Natsu-nii get a hold of yourself.
I don't know about this group
Why?
After all Natsu is doll-sized and then there's just Lucy Michelle and Romeo right?
If something happens and we have to fight the whole thing will be on my shoulders.
I don't know
What was Erza thinking?
I can fight Happy!
I wouldn't if I were you.
I'm the major muscle on this team.
"Chaos" huh?
What does that mean here?
Might you be members of Fairy Tail?
That's right
What a waterfall
Water! I'm so thirsty!
Over there
There he is!
Gajeel
What's he doing?!
Isn't it obvious? He's training.
Gajeel!
Quiet! I'm in training.
I-I'm not scared!
So what's he doing?
That's training?
I'm trying to train myself to be calm even when hit by both a waterfall and lightning!
Now go away you're annoying!
You should choose one or the other!
I-I'll train too!
I-I'm not afraid at all!
Come on Lily!
Alright!
Aren't we just here to pick him up?
Sometimes there are things you just have to overcome!
We're getting off track Lily!
This feels good doesn't it?
It's kind of like the story Lucy was telling us about.
How so?
The girl from "Key of the Starry Heavens" traveled around the world right?
I'm thinking maybe this is what it was like
You're so happy-go-lucky
When that girl became happy
all the people around her became miserable and chaos descended on the world.
Oh that's right
And I'm no little girl
Everyone
How about having a seat?
It sure feels good
Having a picnic I mean
Picnic?
I've always wanted to have one.
Picnic! Picnic Picnic
Um Erza
We're getting off track
This is the first picnic of my life!
Picnic!
If we waste time doing that Legion will beat us to the punch!
This is all part of the plan.
Legion won't get ahead of us if we just stop to enjoy one simple picnic.
The breeze is blowing across this endless plain
Delicious!
Erza-san
Your sense of values is out of whack.
Completely
Hey hey hey!
Who gave you permission to have a picnic?!
Permission you say?
This is our our grassy plain!
And we don't like it when people just plop down and have a picnic here!
I think you care a little too much about picnics
Is that a horse?
Is there some law against having a picnic
here in this pleasant vast grassy plain?
Hey hey hey! These women are from Fairy Tail!
I heard they're lookin' for some treasure these days!
Hey hey hey! That's perfect!
How about giving that treasure to us?
Information's leaked out
After all we've made enemies of Legion.
It's no surprise that information got out.
Hey hey hey! This grub is delicious!
Great timing! I was starvin'!
Good stuff!
Even though it was my first time
This was the first picnic of my life!
Requip! Thunder Empress Armor!
That's why you're mad?!
Her switch has been flipped!
Erza-san is kind of scary
Now you're going to pay!
A love triangle
Juvia only has eyes for Gray-sama
but but
if this situation deepens Juvia's relationship with Gray-sama
that's romantic in its own way too.
Again why are you tagging along?!
Because there's no way someone like you would be able to find the clock part.
What was that?!
You're not suited to take on a complicated mission like this in the first place.
That hasn't changed even after seven years.
In fact it's possible that your mind has atrophied during that time.
What the hell are you talking about "atrophied"?!
For starters we were all sealed away.
For us no time passed let alone seven years!
Juvia only has eyes for Gray-sama
but if they develop a relationship Juvia will try even harder to win over Gray-sama!
That's so ro-man-tic!
Not even Natsu's ever said anything like that to me!
You wanna have a go?!
You get hot under the collar so easily.
For someone who wields the power of ice you're like a little kid that's full of crap.
"Full of crap"?! That's even worse!
I'll throw down with you anytime.
But right now searching for the clock piece takes priority.
Just leave it to me.
You
Where did you hear that information?
Everybody knows about it.
Juvia is losing patience
I don't understand it Why do I feel so run-down?
Man Stew
I bet it tastes especially good at a time like this!
That's right Nee-chan! It tastes like Man!
Mira-nee
I don't know if cooking right here was the best choice
Oh really?
Man!
Actually we're with the Archaeological Society.
Archaeological Society?
Indeed.
Actually we've heard the rumor that Fairy Tail is seeking out certain clock components.
Where did you hear that?
Well that doesn't matter does it?
Information is leaking out
Could there be a traitor within the guild?!
What do you mean?
I'm sure Legion has strict information control.
It's hard to imagine an information leak coming from them.
Which means only someone from the guild could have leaked it
There's just no way!
It's not for me to say since I don't know everyone very well yet
I feel sick
You should be more worried about other things!
In fact you get sick too much from riding on transportation!
You were saying?
Actually we would like you to cease your quest to collect the pieces of clock actually.
Why?!
You guys say "actually" too much!
We've heard that the components have been dispersed and hidden in ruins and churches.
And you're all set on gathering them together aren't you?
How do you know all of that?
Actually
we believe that from an archaeological standpoint
"Key of the Starry Heavens" is extremely significant actually.
What do you mean?
Actually it's thought that story
identifies important places from an archaeological standpoint
such as ancient ruins and churches.
Actually there's a hypothesis
that the places the girl in the book looks for are modeled on real locations.
Actually we in the Archaeological Society
wish to identify those places and protect them as part of our cultural heritage.
Searching for the pieces of the clock would do damage to the ruins you see
Therefore we would like you to forget about the clock.
Yes.
Forget about it.
Forget about it?
From the book I quickly figured out about the ruins
And that's when I was a kid
Lucy You're smarter than I thought.
There was no need for "than I thought".
"Lucy"?
Isn't she going a little overboard?
And is that a horse?
Is Erza-san okay?
I wonder why she was fixated on the idea of having a picnic
I'll never forget this grudge
for as long as I live!
This is it.
Ruins?
According to Lucy the piece of the clock is somewhere in these ruins.
How do we look for it?
Good question
Don't give me "good question"!
Lucy-san!
Forget about the clock!
There's no way I can forget about it!
Why not?
Because of the last words my father left me before he died!
He waited for me for seven years
My father
believed in me and in the end entrusted me to keep chaos from descending on the world.
I can't simply forget something as important as that!
Lucy-neesan
Actually Actually
that was a stirring speech actually!
Certainly it's a story of beautiful familial love.
Natsu!
Natsu!
Natsu-san!
Natsu-nii!
That's actually Lucy Heartfilia-san's friend isn't it?!
We actually have to save him!
I feel sick!
Even waves make him sick?!
Heave-ho
Return to your true form!
I changed back!
How?!
Actually we know how to do a little magic too!
We were moved by Lucy Heartfilia-san's story
so we saved Natsu and returned him to his rightful form!
Hey thanks!
Continue your journey until you're satisfied if that's what you wish!
Thank you!
I feel sick
That was quite a surprise wasn't it?
Heartfilia's
Then they'll reach their destination no two ways about it
Are you satisfied that we let them go Jean-Luc?
What a curious turn of fate Jude
However as it stands the destination your daughter will reach is
Hey
There ain't nothin' here
Right when I thought I was free of transportation I gotta deal with a labyrinth!
And it's a tough one too!
Yeah right?
Ah well.
If it wasn't it'd be too easy!
So you say.
Just don't drag me down!
Why do you talk like I'm always holdin' you back?!
You never realized it?
Next time: Labyrinth Rhapsody!
Oh I think I more than hold up my own!
That's what they call "getting a swollen head"!
Seriously?! What my head's blowin' up like a balloon?!